Autographic sales-register.



R. W. TEMPLE.

AUTOGRAPHIC SALES REGISTER.

APPLICATlON FILED OCT. 5, l9l6.

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R. W. TEMPLE.

AUTOGRAPHIC SALES REGISTER.

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I ROBERT W. TEMPLE, OF CHEBOYGAN, MICHIGAN;

AUTOGRAPHIC SALES-BEGISTER..

Specification of Letters Patent.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT W. TEMPLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cheboygan, in the county of Cheboygan and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Auto-- graphic Sales-Registers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention-relates to autographic registers by. the use of which autographic rec'- ords of sales or other transactions may be made in duplicate.

The present invention relates more par-' ticularly to the means for holding the paper strips in position for the making of the record and to the means for guiding and supporting the carbon paper' and further seeks to improve generally the-construction and arrangement of the parts of an autographic register so that the same will be compact and protected against injury, while being easily accessible for the purpose of renewing the record strips or repairing any of the parts.

Inthe accompanying drawings which fully illustrate my invention: Figure 1 is a perspective .view of the autographic register; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same with the top removed and a portion of the record strips broken away; Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken in the:vertical plane of the lugs or teeth which hold the paper in position; Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section; Fig. 5 is a'plan view with the top removed and showing a modification; Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the mechanism for holding the paper against movement and for severing the same, the parts being shown separated but approximately in their proper relative positions.

In carrying out my invention, I employa easing 1 which may be of any desired or preferred dimensions and form and is preferably provided with a swinging cover or t0p2 having an opening 3 therein through which a pencil. or similar instrument may reach the record slips so as to write thereon. In thefupper'edges of the end walls of the casing 1 are slits or notches, indicated at 4, which receive projecting tongues 5 at the upper corners of side plates 6 whereby said side plates will be supported within the casing and extend longitudinally of the same. These side plates have rollers .7 journaled therein, near their lower edges, and these rollers carry webs 8 of paper out to the Application filed October 5, 1916. Serial No. 123,957.

Patented Jan. 1c, 1917.

the record strip 12 extends inwardly to the edge of the table or shelf 11 and is then brought forwardly or outwardly so as to rest directly upon the said shelf or table beneath the upper strip 9. Between the guide roller 10 and the inner end of the shelf or table 11,

I a small-roller or drum 18 is mounted in and extends within the side plates 6 and this roller or drum carries a web of carbon paper 14 which extends from the roll over a guiding plate 15 and rests upon the table 11 directly upon the under record strip 12 and below the opening 3 in the cover. The guiding plate 15 extends over the end or edge of the table 11 a suflicient distance to hold the under strip to the table and support the carbon paper so that it will move smoothly and easily when it is necessary to draw a fresh supply of the same from the roller or drum.

In the end wall 16 of the casing, which wall for convenience will be termed an exit wall, and at the upper end of said wall, is formed an opening 17 which will permit the user of the device to insert a finger or thumb against the under side of the record slip so as to withdraw the same from t e case. This opening or notch 17 is arranged directly below a slide 18 mounted in the notch side immediately adjacent the inner end of a notch or open ended slot 23. The lower member or base of the slide fits within the guides 22-and has a transverse rib 24: which plays in the slot or notch 23 so that the slide will be efl'ectually guided in its movements. The rib 24 may conveniently be a small plate secured to the under side of the slide and having one edge projecting beyondthe outer end of the slide and serrated, as shown at 25, so that when the slide is in its outer position,.the edge of said plate will be in alinement with the outer serrated edge 26 of the base plate 21. The plunger 19 is fixed to the slide and has a notch 27 in its upper side which receives an intermediate portion of a spring plate 28 which has its ends secured to pins or studs 29 on the base plate 21. The spring acts constantly to move the plunger and the'slide toward the outer edge of the base plate but yields to pressure exerted upon the slide by the finger or thumb of the user of the device. At the inner edge of the base plate 21 are perforated lugs or ears 30, which receive a pintle 31 passing through similar lugs or ears 32 at the inner end of the paper retainer. The

said paper retainer consists of a U-shaped frame havingits side arms 33 formed with depending fingers 34 which are adapted to extend through the openings 35 in the base plate 21 and pass through perforations 36 provided 'in the record slips, at the side edges of the same, and at regular intervals, the said fingers seating in notches 37 provided in the table 11. Upon the cross bar or shoulder-38 of the paper retainerand at the center of the same is a lifter 39 which is adapted to be engaged by the beveled end 20 of the plunger 19 so that the paper retainer will be raised against the tension of a spring 40 which is secured to the retainer and bears against the covering plate 41 which is secured upon the cover 2 and extends over all of the mechanism just described. This top plate or hood 41 is provided at its inner edge with a depending flange 42 which is adapted to fit between the sides of the opening 3 at the outer end of the same, and at the front end of said hood is a notch 43 to receive the upper member of the slide 18, and the depending flanges 44 which cover the end of the top 2 to maintain the hood 41 in its proper position relative to the base plate 21 and the slide 18. A longitudinal hook like lip 45 may be provided on the lower edge of the flange 42 to engage under the inner edge of the base plate and thereby properly position the parts.

The cover 2 is normally held in the closed position shown in Fig. 1, by a latch 46 of any convenient type which will hold the cover in place so that it will prevent buc kling of the strips and at the sametime permit the cover to be easily raised when itbecomes necessary to renew the record slips or carbon paper.

ings. It will be noted that the table or platen 11 and the web-carrying rolls are all supported by and between the side plates (3 and that the said side plates are suspended within the casing by engaging the short tongues at the ends thereof in the notches in the upper edges of the end Walls of the casing. The webs may consequently be placed in position and the initial portions of the webs drawn over the platen or table 11 with the proper portion of the carbon paper in position between the record strips and over the table before the paper is placed within,the casing. After the paper strips have been correctly adjusted, the entire mechanism may be placed in the casing and supported therein as described. The cover '2 is then swung to closed position and will when necessary. The perforations 36 will,

of course, be placed along the edges of the record slips and at such distances apart that the space between successive perforations will be suflicient to accommodate a record of a sale or such other transaction as may be generally recorded in duplicate. When the cover 2 is swung to, closed position, the finger 34 will be caused to pass through the perforationsin the record slips and enter the notches or seats 37 in the table 11 so that outward movement of the slips will then be prevented, it being understood that the force of the spring 40 is exerted to hold the fingers 34 normally projected. After a record has been made, the slide 18 is pressed inwardly thereby causing the inner beveled end of the .plunger 19 to ride under the lifting plate 39 and raise the same against the tension of the spring 40 so that the fingers 34 will be withdrawn from the perforations .in the record slip. A slight pressure upon the under side of the end of the record slip will then permit withdrawal of the same and after the perforations in the slip have been exposed, beyond the casing 16, the pressure upon the slide 18 may be removed. The fingers 34 will then rest upon the imperforate portion of the paper and will automatically enter and engage the succeeding perforations which will be brought under them by withdrawal of the paper. It is to be understood that the spring 40 will exert just enough force to cause the fingers to pass through the perforations but will not be strong enough to force them through the imperforate paper and, consequently, the said fingers will serve as automatic stops to arrest the movement of the paper when the used portion of the same has been'withdrawn so that the portion intended for a second record will be accurately spaced below the opening 3. After the record has been withdrawn, the paper may be severed by curling it against the knife or serrated edge of the base plate 21 in the usual manner.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated a different arrangement of the carbon paper which will permit the use of a wider strip. In this form the carbon paper, indicated at 50, is supported by two rolls or shafts 51 mounted in suitable bearings upon the side plates 52 which support the record webs. The shafts or rollers 51 are extended throughthe end of the casing 53 and equipped with milled heads 54 whereby they may be easily rotated. A plate 55 is mounted in any convenient manner between the side plates 52 and is provided with longitudinal arms 56 which extend forwardly over the carbon paper so as to hold the'salne smooth and close to the under record slip 57, the major portion of the plate 55 serving as a support for the 7 upper web 58 so that it will notbe aptto buckle or interfere with the movement of the lower web.

It will be readily noted that in my iniproved device, the original and duplicate record slips are firmly supported and neither can interfere with the movement of the other. The carbon paper or duplicatingmedium is so supported that it cannot drop down to the space between the webs so as to interfere with the movement of either web or soil the same andthereby produce illegible records. The parts are all readily accessible when repairs or renewals are necessary and the device is in compact form so that it will occupy but very little space upon a store counter or other place of use.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a device for the purpose set forth, the combination of a casing having notches in the upper edges of its end walls, a support provided at its ends with tongues adapted tofseat in said notches, a table carried by said support, and record str1ps mounted in said support and disposed to rest upon and travel over the said table.

2. In an apparatus for the purpose set forth, the combination of a casing, a support suspended within the casing, web-carry ingrollers mounted in said support, a table in the support .above said web-carrying rollers, a duplicating medium disposed adjacent the inner end of said table and adapted to extend between the'said webs, and a guide for said duplicating medium disposed within the support and extending over the end of the table.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ROBERT W. TEMPLE. [1... s.] Witnesses:

V. D. SPRAGUE,-

' FATE SPENCE. 

